planography

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noun

A form of printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised or incised one.

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Meanings

nounplanography (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemediaA form of printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised or incised one.
  2. uncountablemedicineMedical tomography.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent)

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planographic printing
Broader
printingprinting process

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From plano- + -graphy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with planography

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Cite this entry
APA

planography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planography

MLA

“planography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planography. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planography.

Source: planography on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.